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The 18th of February, 2015 was the last day in the Chinese lunar calendar. It was the eve of the Chinese Spring Festival, the most important festival in traditional Chinese culture. In order to celebrate Chinese New Year for the nearly 600 Chinese students in UCD, the UCD Confucius Institute for Ireland (CII), the Chinese Students and Scholars Association in UCD, the International office, the Film society and the International students society worked together to hold a celebration in the UCD Global Lounge.
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February 16, 2015. Ireland’s National Concert Hall was immersed in the enchanting atmosphere of the annual Spring Festival Gala, presented by the UCD Confucius Institute for Ireland (UCD CII).
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The 2015 Irish Confucius Cup – The 1st Chinese Chess and 4th Go Tournament took place over the weekend of February 7th – 8th in Dublin, which was jointly organised by the UCD Confucius Institute for Ireland and the Go Association of Ireland. A record 75 players from 16 countries (Ireland, China, the UK, Germany, Sweden, Spain, Finland, Australia, South Korea etc.) participated in the tournament. Many distinguished guests also attended the event. They included His Excellency Mr. Xu Jianguo, the Chinese Ambassador to Ireland, Prof. Andrew Deeks, President of UCD, and his wife Dr. Linda Deeks, Ms. Hua Xueming, the Team Leader of the Chinese National Go Team, Ms. Guo Liping, Deputy Secretary General of the Chinese Chess Association of China, Mr. Jiang Chuan, World Champion of Chinese Chess, Mr. Huang Yizhong, Professional 7 Dan go player, Mr Rory Wales, the Chairman of the Irish Go Association, Prof. Wang Liming, Director of the UCD Confucius Institute for Ireland and Prof. Cai Yongqiang, Chinese Director of the UCD CII.
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On the 9th and 10th of January, the first Expert Group Overseas Chinese Teachers Training Programme was formally launched. This training session was organised by the Confucius Headquarters and the UCD Confucius Institute for Ireland. More than 50 Chinese teachers participated in the training session. They came from the UCD Confucius Institute for Ireland and the Aihua Chinese School in Ireland, as well as from other teaching organizations. Mr. Wu Xiaochuang, First Secretary for the education section of the Chinese Embassy in Ireland, Prof. Wang Liming, Director of the UCD CI, Prof. Cai Yongqiang, Chinese Director of the UCD CI, and Ms. Ni Jun from School of Languages, Law and Social Science at DIT took part in the training session.
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In order to motivate overseas students to study Chinese and to encourage them to take part in Chinese exams, the Confucius Institute headquarters (Hanban) has been organising Chinese Exam Winter Camp Programmes. The UCD Confucius Institute organised its first Chinese Exam Winter Camp, running from the 26th of December2014 to the 6th of January 2015. 8 students and teachers from Sutton Park School (an affiliated school of the UCD Confucius Institute) participated in this programme.
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